Hoooaah, I am GM (Grand Master of Combatives) Fred Hermstein the founder of Strike Combatives Psalm 144 a combined/hybrid of self-defense, martial arts and a military combatives. I created and developed a striking, grappling, and ground fighting system of combat beginning in 1980, as a student in Shotokan Kenpo, while in Shotokan Kenpo, I obtained the rank of 3rd degree brown belt and taught lower grades self-defense at all ages. I joined the U.S. Army Paratroopers in 1987 and trained in close range combat, hand-to hand combat and weapons combat, during this time in the 82nd Airborne Division I added techniques and tactics to my combat system which focused on close range hand-to-hand combat with speed and power. As a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier, I trained with French Commandos in combatives, trained with a Swedish Special Forces Officer in knife fighting, trained in Judo/ground fighting in Germany, and trained in a military style of Tae Kwon Do in Korea which included Judo, Hap Ki Do, and ground fighting. In Korea, I obtained the rank of black belt in a military style of Tae Kwon Do in 1989, and I achieved the 4th Dan Master in Tae Kwon Do in 2024. Furthermore, I have taught combatives, Tae Kwon Do, and basic self-defense at two Tae Kwon Do Dojos over the past few years which culminated in 40 years of martial arts, self-defense, and combatives knowledge and experience, and the foundation of Stike Combatives. Strike Combatives is designed with a martial arts and military mind-set in training, rankings, organizational structure, communication, esprit de corps, belts, time in service, and recruit development.

Hoooah airborne infantry!

Fred Hermstein